I don't know what is meant by "failed" in this context. I've been watching professional SC2 for quite a few years now. I can't speak to the size of the player

I don't know what is meant by "failed" in this context. I've been watching professional SC2 for quite a few years now. I can't speak to the size of the player base, the size of the rewards in tournaments or the number of spectators, because I know very little about those things and how they compare to other e-sports. What I can say is: the game keeps getting better. Legacy of the Void and recent patches make the game itself the best it has ever been. The players themselves keep getting better, with the standard for top-tier play reaching ever-higher levels. There is never a shortage of top-tier professional games to watch -- I watch only a fraction of the games from even the best tournaments such as the GSL, SSL and WCS because I just don't have time to see them all, no matter how good they are. I don't think Brood War "died" either, but it has seen a major resurgence recently with the introduction of the ASL. As someone who never played or watched Brood War in its heyday I find the games just as interesting to watch as SC2. I understand the level of play has similarly continued to improve, even as the game fell into relative obscurity, so a top-tier player who hadn't kept up would now find himself at a severe disadvantage against the best in the world. I strongly suspect it is the success of the ASL in revitalizing interest that has prompted Blizzard to make the decision to remaster Brood War.